Get your architecture and design portfolio noticed by hiring managers and present your work in a concise, compelling format.

1. BY HIRING MANAGERS
GET YOUR PORTFOLIO NOTICED

2. TALKING POINTS
▸ The function of a portfolio
▸ What hiring managers look for
▸ Tips to help you stand out
▸ Preparing your portfolio
▸ Beyond the portfolio

3. THE FUNCTION OF A PORTFOLIO
▸ To be a showcase of your work
▸ Evidence of your growth
▸ Indication of your growth potential
▸ Confirmation of your taste level
▸ Make a great first impression

4. HIRING MANAGER'S CHECK LIST
▸ Looking for what you have designed
▸ Want to understand the projects
▸ Hope to see some personality
▸ What is your growth potential?

5. SHOW YOUR WORK
▸ Knowledge
▸ CAD, Revit
▸ Finished photos of your projects
▸ Skills
▸ Design eye
▸ Taste
▸ Sketching ability
▸ Accomplishments
▸ Workshops, Internships
▸ Awards

6. SHOW YOUR PERSONALITY
▸ Who or what have been your design influencers
▸ What are you passionate about?
▸ Green design
▸ Urban living
▸ Show how your continue to learn and grow in design

7. SHOW YOUR POTENTIAL
▸ Tell the story of you.
▸ Have a beginning, progress, and currently doing
▸ Tell of your success in design. What has defined it?
▸ Keep it consistent

8. HOW TO STAND OUT
▸ Include quotes from clients or managers
▸ Hand sketches
▸ Tailor your portfolio to the job you want
▸ Share your related hobbies

9. PREPARING YOUR PORTFOLIO
▸ Electronic or paper? Both?
▸ The difference in a showcase and working portfolio
▸ Editing

10. OTHER WAYS TO GET NOTICED
▸ Post your portfolio on your social media
▸ Create a travel portfolio
▸ Always have a "Mobilfolio"